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Alexander McCall-Smith Engages Web 2.0

The Daily Telegraph is in the middle of a 20-week serialisation of an online book created by author Alexander McCall-Smith, his first such project. New Media Knowledge caught up with the organisers to discuss ‘Corduroy Mansions’.

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Business Brief: Video Advertising Looks to Future

Google has announced it will incentivise advertisers on its video properties as well as launching research programmes into how Web users consume Internet video material. New Media Knowledge spoke to a number of industry players to gauge their views on where the video advertising market is going.

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‘Virtual Home’ for Ex-Pats in London Established

A social network aimed at providing information for ex-pats living in London has been established. New Media Knowledge met the site’s co-founder to find out more.

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Cybersalon: Towards Humane Design

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Cybersalon's evening of discussion, digital work and entertainment explores the tensions and issues faced by designers working to a commercial brief while maintaining a sense of social responsibility.

Cybersalon's evening of discussion, digital work and entertainment explores the tensions and issues faced by designers working to a commercial brief while attempting to maintain a sense of social responsibility. Referencing their professional commercial experience the panel will also be looking at the 'First Things First' manifesto, the history of Culture Jamming, and the influence of Naomi Klein and Adbusters.

Speakers

• Nico MacDonald, founder of Ascendant Partners, www.design-agenda.org.uk
• Ken Garland, designer, writer, teacher. Author of the original 'First Things First' manifesto and design work for CND in the 1960's.
• Teal Triggs, Director of Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Art, Design and Music, Kingston University and co-founder of the Women's Design+Research Unit (WD+RU).

The New Media Centre will feature work from graduates of the UK's leading information design degree course, Graphic Information Design (G I D) at the University of Westminster.

Resident Cybersalon DJ's spin house in the bar until 1:00 with visuals by G I D.

For more information and to start the conversation now, visit: www.towards-humane-design.co.uk or visit www.cybersalon.org.

Location

ICA